Competition-standard facilities

The Club gets exclusive use of the pool facilities for its Club Nights; it is operated with a social atmosphere and there is a canteen that offers hot food on the night. We offer occasional raffles with prizes; incremental 'Series Awards' every four weeks, and importantly all members' activities whilst at the venue are covered by an insurance indemnity policy by its governing Associations through their compulsory subscriptions fees as part of the Membership Fee.

Swim for Fun -:- Swim for Fitness

Our one coverall Membership cost allows every joining child full access to the Club's repertoire, including all Club Nights for the season (which now runs all year round, with monthly Club Nights during the 'winter' months - April to August). It allows members to also participate in the local Swimming Carnival scene, of which there are on average a dozen or so to choose from, in various locations (separate additional nominating charges and entrance). This will also depend on your child's swimming competence and standard of achievement. Our coach would make an assessment of their capability and determine whether they are ready to represent the Club! All new members also receive our Merchandise package of swim cap and Club shirt when joining. We have a tiered discount arrangement for multi-child families, where the third child and above are subject to discounted costs to make family membership more affordable.Our only other additional payment is our Club Night Entrance Fee, which is a modest $5 cost per family on attending each Club Night; this comes to the Club to help cover our running costs and enables us to provide our canteen food (for purchase at very reasonable prices).

Swim to Compete -:- it's up to you

All members can participate in our home Carnival
Cairns Stingrays holds it's own swimming carnival/s every year; all our members are welcome to take part in them and enjoy the day. There will be all distance races staged including 25 metres, so as long as your child is capable of swimming that unassisted they are welcome to attend. The usual nomination procedure and costs will apply as per all of the regional carnivals, although a discount may apply for our own club members attending our home carnival.
  • Promote a fresh new environment which is fun and social
  • Allow children to improve their swimming skills in a non-competitive environment.
  • Provide a product tailored to suit the needs and abilities of young swimmers.
  • Provide a platform for a mutually beneficial relationship between swim schools and clubs.
  • Build a stronger base for coaches to identify, nurture and develop talented swimmers, and therefore:
  • Increase club membership through attraction of new members and retention of existing members.
Affiliation & Club Fee component
There are four separate fixed Association fees that are compulsory payments on every (paying) membership; these are for:
  • National Level Fee - SAL (Swimming Australia)
  • State Level Fee - SQ (Swimming Queensland)
  • Region Level Fee - FNQ (Far North Queensland Association)
  • Club Level Fee - fee fixed by Stingrays
Medical & Media Policy Form
As a swimming member you are required to provide us with a Medical declaration outlining any known medical conditions. It is also combined with a consent form for our media policy. Please submit this form for each child.
medical & media form
Breakdown of Membership costs below:
2024-25 Fees are as broken down below: These fees include the Affiliation Fees listed left. New members receive a Stingrays shirt and swimming cap.
Swimmers aged 9 and under:
new members… $161.80 return members… $118.55
Swimmers aged 10 and over:
new members… $200.95
return members… $157.70
Includes GST Prices exclude any online surcharge
Clicking the button above will take you to swimming.org's Swim Central registration website. Once there, please click on their "SIGN IN" button and use your password that the club has provided you. You may need to follow the instructions provided via the links below if you are new to this process;
instructions on using the new swim central registration system
you tube video - swim central registration process